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innit'es of stating their opinion • upon tit.. subject. 110 hoped, therefore, that there would be no opposi tion to the progress of the Bill this night. Mr. WIND Am complained that the other busi- ness which had been expected this day should have been phi wt . without any reason assigned, till to morrow, aau that this measure which Wa3 expected to come on to-morrow should be brought on this day. The puffing off a measure, however, would only be attended with additional trouble to the Gentlemen who might feel interested in attending, whereas the anticipation of the discussion would deprive them of the opportunity of being present at it at all. The attendance might, as the Noble Lord said, be full at 'that time, but the Gentlemen present were not those who were particularly interested in the discussion of the Militia Bill. • A division then took place : For the original Motion 8t For Lord Milton's Amendment 37 On our re-admission into the Gallery, we found the Home in a Committee on the Bill ) Mr. WuAR TO in the Chair. On the clause respeaing the limitation of age, Sir J. HALL asked' why the operation of thee Bill was not confined to those between eighteen and nine teem? . Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that though the in dividuals of that age might be sufficient to supply the number required by the Bill in one county, they would not in anutner ; and that, therefore, it had been found necessary to extend the limits of age, in order that the operation of the Bill might not press tuo severely upon any part icular class. Sir JAMES 1.1m.y. then recommended to limit the • age between eighteen and twenty or twenty-live after which, Mr. VANSITTART moved that the advanced limit should be thirty instead of thirty-five. Sir W. W. WYNNE proposed that the lower limit should commence at sixteen, and the higher not ex ceed alit ty. After some discussion between Sir JAMES MONT GOMERY, Lord CASTLEREAGH, Mr. VANSITTART, and Mr.-W. WYNNE, . Lord CASTLEREAGH consented that the higher limit of age should be 30 instead of 35, because, from the communications he had received from all parts of the Country, respeeling the disposition of the Volunteers to enter into this force, he had every reason to conclude that it would not have so heavy a pressure - en those on whom :t would operate as he had first supposed. The nutuber between the ages of 18 and 33• upon whom it would Operate, making every allowance for the exemptions as Volunteers and otherwise, would, according to his calculation, be between four and five hundred thonsand, and lie should therefore be disinclined to agree to bring dOwn the limit to sixteen, not wishing to interfere with the ordinary course of preparation for business or education. However, ,he should nut object to substitute thirty for thirty-fi%e years as the higher balk, as well because of the eftec't he expected tretn (he spirit of volunteering for this force, as because, even if the whole of:the 60,000 were tube raised by the ballot, the number bet wen the ages of 1 . 8 and 30, , upon which this ballot would have to ail, Would be about three hundred thousand. The blanks were then filled up with t 8 and 30. On the clause for niedical persons to cer tify upon oath for persons claiming exemption from a n t4tvtng in consequence of bodilootirmlty or mant -tY'Mr. Wftrraa CA!) and Mr. WINDHAM argued againn such 'a provi,ion ; and, after a short discus sion, the CIaUS`J was expunged, a nd words substi t nt,td, requiring only " such certificate as shall be 3.11104:t0ry t 4 the Deputy Lieutenant." Sn JI)II N CON HIIVESLEY cited a number of in stances in which the ballot Would fall upon young ale " at school, or at colleges, which were not pro ti'aed like the UttiVersities. • This hardship would be particularly severe upon 'Catholics educating themselves for the Clerical iirotes::ion. He Pro posed an Amendment to guard against this hard ship. After some discussion, in which Lord qASTL.E" rtErton stated that the principle of this Amendment would warrant the intradui!tion of exemptions for all Clerical Students; of whatsoever sect or de scription, the Amendment was negatived without division. CALCRAPT proposed an exemption in favour of Apprentices; lantell was also negatived alter suine discussion. Mt. WYNNZ ',objetßed to the exclusion'of I6*. '.[he penalty under the Aa could never en fork* personal service, et en from the lowest cla , :s, it tht. resource of insurance :and subscription was al lowed. • The penally tneretor r e an unnecessary hatdsh:p. Lord.Cls - martE. l G:r defended tli F . eieta arran , o e - merit. Mr. WINDHAM thought that the principle of in surance afforded an :11eviation, which it, woul:t i)C 'ileskable, if possibly, to itleorpirAte in this li rl. 1.,t 33 this was a !•:art,id,ration of large r.lo:l'wElt, he pro- P " e4 a i n adjournment of the Debate. Lord CASTLEREAGH thought it would be conve nient to g o on rather than adjourn, but would not oPpose the wish of the / House, it .an adjournment Was considered More desirable. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought it would be much better to go on with the Bill, even though it should not be gone through to-night. The Task may at least be lightened, and less may be lett 1 ° be done on future occasions, which was matter °f great importance in the present accumulated state the general business of the House. The Question. being called for on Mr. Wind ham's Motion for an Adjournment, the Gallery was elearpd for a division, but the proposition of adjoirn . - mein was given up. The Committee then proceeded to some other clauses; in one of which a provision was inserted for extending the limit of the age of persons volun teering from 18 to 40. It was then proposed that a bounty of two gui neas should be paid to every person so volunteer ing, such sums to be levied upon the respe&ive parishes. A discussion took place upon tl►is proposition ; "onto insi'stin g that the sums should ,be paid by the Counties ; and others that it should be made good lim n the Office of the Accountant General; N „ 'dec►s►on was come to on th►s point, it bring put osed on account of the lateness of the hour, that etniirtnan should report progress. This, aft4r c 6 i , versition. Lor4 CAST/. Ar;1•1 o s 3 cutel tc's sod it wai :I. , ,feea that the Committee shotal ain to-morrow (Iliis'Alay). (turned at Two o'clock. *** Thi ROYAL ACA ntm Y Tu-tnorrc.,w. MA I I.S. AR R IVED- t Gottenburgh. t Dublin, r Waterford. Du Gottenburgh, a Watertbrd. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DA Y AT TW&LVL O'CLOCK. Consuls - . 081 I Reduced Ann. 4 67i THE SUN. •OLIM QUIS DICIAZ ITALSUM AUDIATI L 0 N D 0 117, THURSDAY, MAY Ig, 1808. Tills morning a Mail from Gottenbutsh arrived, and we are sorry 'to say that it brings the unpleasant Intelligence of the Surrender of the important For- tress of Sw.eaburgh to the Russians. There appears strong ground for supposing that the Russians owe this acquisition to the cowardice of treachery of the Governor, Admiral CRONFTEDT i ‘ for, according to his own account of the of tht Enemy had not made any considerable progress in the siege—no breach was effeled in the Works ) and the Garrison had sustained very little loss. Ad►viral C&ONSTEDT, ;tided!, appears rather puzzled to find a good ex cuse for surrendering the place. In one part of his Letter, he insinuates that it was owing to the want of Stores ; yet be admits, itnn►ediately after, that only one-third of his Stores were expended. The KING Of SWEDEN Was so incensed with Admiral CRONSTEDT for his conduel on this occasion, that be dismissed him from his service. Qaptain SPROULE, of the Solebay Frigate, arrived this morning at the Admiralty with Dispatches truui Sir SIDNEY SAIITtr, at ,Itio Janeiro: he was also, we understand, the bearer of the Commercial Treaty between the British and 'Portuguese Govern , -ments.. Dispatches were this morning received from Ad mural SAUMAREZ, but they do not, w•e believe, con► tain any intelligence of importance, except a con firmation of the account of the aurrender. of Swea burg. The Captain of a Vessel which lately arrived from East Friezeland states, that the French Troops are marching in great numbers towards the Rhine. Our information from the Continent is too defeEtiVe to enable us toJorm a decisive opinion .as to the object of these movements. It was recently .rutuoured that differences of a very serious nature had taken place between Austria and France: if there was any foundation for these rumours, the movement 6f the French Troops towards the Rhine may be intended to awe the Court of Vienna into submission. Sta S. ROMILLY yesterday brought forward his Motion, in the House of Cotntnons, for making an alteration in the Penal Cpde. The objet of mho Bill . which he proposed , to bring in was, in the first place, to reduce the, number of Capital Offences ; and, secondly, to grant .a compensation to persons who, having been-a long: time in gaol, previous to their trial, should be . ' ultimately acquitted. . With regard to the first part of the Learned Gentleman's proposition, we perfeelly agree with him, that our Penal COde is in than'', instances the severe ; bat we should •prefer a ,general revision of the whole system, to the partiat alteration now proposed. As to the Compeusatiem which it ,is proposed to give to persons acquitted after a lout confinement," we en tertain strong doubts of the policy of such a measure. Case's .. of great individual hardship do certainly sonietimes 0(A:1. J, but in a general point of view we AlOnat see the ,necgssity 9f such an' important altera in the law. Yesterdayftis M.....71t5ry held a private Levee at tlae aueen's Palace, -at two o'clock, when a con sideeable,ntimber of presentations took place. Extra:it of a Late!' from Captain BOOTII i of the 1 / a rty,' from St. Pelershurgh to London, dated Hel sitiberg, April v..!4 I arrived here this morning, and Made appliCation to Sir 'S. HOOD for convoy to go to Carlshain, Whieb he has granted, and ap-, pointed a Frigate and a Brig to sail as soon as pos sible. The Danes have sunk some old wrecks in the pas age of the Sound, hut the Admiral in now about surveying the Malma Channels, and his intention is to pass the Ships through them ; pilots - are ap pointed at Falsteno for the Men of War. The British force here is six Sail / of the Line, twe Frigates aityl a Brig. Sir S. -,1-10on gives us • convoy no further than Gottenburgh, where we are to take the regular convoy." Mustc. - ---The Royal Society of Musicians - had their Annual Concert. last night, at the 'Hanover square-rooms. There was a 'rumour that his Majesty was 'likely to be present, and the. Concert was pecu liarly. well attended:' The Performance was The Messiah,. which was rno3t ably supported . by Mrs. BILLINOTON, RitaTLEMAN, BELLAIY, and HMl nisoN: The band Was condeOed with the usual skill of CRAMER, and the orcheitra was abundantly supplied with the best perforiners. , - Lady HEATHcorB gave. her first grautt ronte. the season on Alonday evenin;!;, .her elegaotutan sion in Grosvenor-square, which was attendt.sd t)y about 800 distinguished Tuesday a Cartel arrived from Hariengen t hay, - ing on board the crew cf Mai,!stv's Sr4ip Fiery, • GOTTLATURaII GOITENSURGH; MAY 9.--;•On SaturtlV last ar rived here his Britannic Majesty's Slip. Viaory, Vice-Admiral Sir JAMES &it/MAR i z. Colonel Mva r: Y, who came in hel- ) set off immediately for Stockholm. .Ay 10.—The post from Stockholm, which has just arrived, has brought us the unpleasant intelli gence that the fortress of Sweaburgh, in Finland, has been shamefully given tap to the Russians. The King has dismissed Admiral CHONSTRDT, and all the Officers who were accessaries in this affdir. STOCKHOLM, MAY 6.--Lieut. CJLLEItSTM of the Life Guards, arrived here on the sci instant at night with the following report, having been de tained by the enemy nineteen days, between Swea borg and the Head-Quarters of the ArMy in Fin , land, which on the 25th of April still continued at Lnruijocki.—The Enemy having, on the end of March, driven in our out-posts, and advanced against the town of Helsingfors, which was occupied by one battalion of the Regiment of Adderczuz, our troops were obliged to retreat into the Fortress. AL) com munication with the Town was interrupted by the Enemy, and the Fortress surrounded on all sides. The 17th March, the En e my opened a well di reaed fire from a Battery constru tied on Block holrn's UK The 18th, oth, and loth, the Enemy con tinued to keep up a brisk cannonade against the Fortress, and threw numerous shells ~and red hot balls into our works. The 2► st March an Officer arrived with a flag of truce, and required a conference; the principal ob jeet of which was, that on our side the town should mot be fired upon, in order to prevent the Mischief which might otherwise be dune to the distressed in. habitants, and that, on the other hand, the Enemy should not eret any batteries within the lines. The 28th March we discovered that the Enemy was construtiing a battery on the heights, in front of Lllricaburgh ; our fire was immediately duetted against that point, and answered by the enemy,with bombs, shells, and balls. The 29th, 30th, and 3I st March, the Energy continued to cannonade and boti)bard the Fortress, without doing so much mischief as might have been expeCted ; one Officer and five rank and file of the Garrison were killed, and 32 wounded. But in consequence of the excessive fatigues sustained by our Troops, the number of sick, amounted at the end of March to 61 5 ; and although we husbanded our stores with the utmost care, yet one-th:rd of our gun-powder was spent at that time. On the 2d of April another Officer arrived with a Flag of Truce, who was the bearer of a Proposal from the Russian General, to surrender the .Fortress in ease that no succour should 'arrive ; and after a conference held on that subjefl, I this day concluded the Convention which I respe&fully take leave to annex to this Report. Yew Majesty will' most graciously be pleased to consider, that from the impede& state of the For cress, which can make but a very feeble defence in winter, when it is liable to be attacked on all sides, the extensiveness of the works, and the compara tively imall number of the troops wllO were able to defend them; and from these considerations, I hum bly trust, not di3approve of a measure to which I thought it my duty, although very, ,reludiantly, to submit. C. 0. 0. CRUNSTIDT. Inceborg, April 7, 111,2. CONVENTION Between their Excellencies Messieurs Dt Sue/rent N; ce netal in Chief, Engineer 'laud Quartcr.Nlaster.General of the Armies of his Majesty the. Emperor of all the Russia:, Knight of the Orders- of St. Alexander, Newsky, acid St. Cearge, of St, %Vladimir and St. Ann, Commander of the Order of St. john of jerusalem; and Da CILONST CDT., Vice•Adiniral In , the service of his Majesty the King of Sweden, Chef de l'Escipire;pnd Commandant of the for. tress, Commander and Gra4Fl Cr t ',:s of the Order of the Sword, and Commanda of the.plriv of St. john of feru. Warn. " There shall be an Armistice between the Rus sian Troops besieging Sweaburgh, and the Swedish Garrison, from this day to. the 3d of May (new style), of the current year 1808. If by the noon of the eaid 3d of May the Fortress shall not have re ceived effeCtual succours, by at least five Ships of the Line, it shall be given up to the Troops of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, which succour, it is te:be understood, is to have a&ually entered the Port of Sweabur4h by the hour appointed, and is td . be considered as not having . arrivec, if it has only come within sight of the place. " The day after this Convention shall have been approved by his Excellency the General Command er in Chief, the Count DE Boxisovorm, the Admiral M. Da CanNsTenT shall evacuate the Isle of Lan goru, the guard of which shall be relieved by a Russian guard. On the two following days, that is to say from 94 hours to "4 hours, the same shall be done in the Ne or Westervarto, &c. including the stualt work of Lol.velt, on the rock adjoining, and joining that of Lille Ostervarto. " The I;artisan which shall he there shall pass O Ve r to tb ,, , Inge LiilatLis wbie.b conativate, the FQr. Tress, car ing with them only What appertains try each as his property, without destroying, or in the least damaging the Works, magazines attillerr, or ammunitiorr, exc.l.pt provisions, which they may be allowed to take with them. " Of the three Islands Willa shall be the gdarantee of this convention, that of Langnip shall be entirely given up to the Russian Troops, who, however, shall not, before the said ad of May, begin any works on the side opposite to the Fortress. As to the two other Islands, though occupied by these satue troops, they shall be hectored, provided the lIIICCOUr shall arrive before the ► time 904 plated, precisely in the state its which they now are. In the mean time, the Swedish Hos. pital which ,is there , shall remain tinder the inspeCtion of its own Officers of health and • Neal.' dents, and shall have no other communication with Sweaburgh than for the conveyance of convaleiCents and that of the sick, who marsupply their places without exceeding the number of those at present there. The mill and bakery at Westervarto shall remain at the disposal of this same Hospital." The other articles of this Convention, which watt' signed April 4, are hot of (lilac!) importance, except one which stipulates, that " The Flotilla shall beo restored to Sweden, according . to the particular re turn, made thereof, after the conclusion of Pace, in case that England should also restore to Denmark the Fleet which she took last year." His Majesty having received intelligence that Vice-Admiral CIIONSTIZDT, contrary to the orders given him, and after having held a Council of War ; at which all Officers of rank were present, has con chided a Convention with the Commander in Chief of t he Enemy's armies, by Which he binds himself ; on certain conditions; and lit case that no succours should arrive before the ad inst. to surrender to the - Enemy both the Fortress and the considerable Flotilla which were lying there, together with all Stores ; he finds that condo& to-be sir such a nature, that the Vice-Admiral, as well as all the . Officers of rank who aMed with him, have thereby forfeited his confi dence; and accordingly his Royal Majesty proper to dismiss him, as well as all the aforesaid Officers who shall not have protested against the above Convention, from his Majesty's and the pub. lic service. --(Stockholm Gazette of May 6.) PLYMOUTH. MAY 16. Arrived • the Soleta,o of guns, Captain SPROULE, from Rio Janeiro,-with- Dispatches for Government, . with which Captain SPitovLs landimi, and set otf immediately for the Admiralty. The Commercial Treaty' bets een ,the Portuguese and British Governments is brought . oier in the Solebay. She brings no • particular news:' The Surveillante Frigate, Captain Sir J..CoLiteat; had arrived at Rio Janeiro before the. Soleboy 'sailed, which Will on the 17th of M"::reli. Arrived the Statir4 Frigate, from Portsmouth. POIMMOWIII, MAY 18.--Arrived 11i9 Majesty's Ships 'Alert, Sappho, and Flying-Fish, with a Con voy from the Downs; Britannia Transport, Capt. ROBINSON, with dispatches from MoOeira ; also the Minerva, WiLoooose, from Madeira ; she spoke on the 30th 'ult. his Majesty's Ship Thetis, with the Fleet for the East Indies, between Porto Santo and Madeira. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Pornpie for, Plymouth. His Majesty's Ship Hyperion is appointed Con voy for the Mediterranean, Alert for the Downs, and Sappho for the Westward. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SEcUND SPRING MEETING, i 8 VIZONtSDAy. The Jockey Club Plate of cogs. to be ruh for by Horses rho property ut Members of the jockey Club; 4-yr olds car rl ing 7st. alb'. I ;-yr olds Su. 31b.; 6-yr olds Sot. 91b.; and aged Sst. nib. , B. C. Mr. Lake's b. - f. Nymphina, 4 yrs - - I Geo. rower's br. m. Potisse, aged - . s Ld Sackville's ci►. h. Prospero, aged - - 3 Ld Lowther's b. h. Tot, 6 yrs - - 4 Ld Foley's , Captain A,bsolutu, aged - - $ Mr. C. tirowne's b. 1.. Pavilion, aged - - dr 7 to 2 agst Nymphina—; to a agst Pelisse—tt to. S apt. Prospero, • Sweepstakes of wogs each, h. ft, for 4-yr olds. Across the Flat. Mr. Fertnot's Brighton, 7st, :.• tab, • . . a D. of Grafton's Musician, 7st. tolb. - - ~ a Mr. Kellerman's L'Huile de Venus Sst. 31b. - 3 Sir C. Bunbury's Rambler, 7st. 21h, ~ - - ' ' 4 6 to 4 agst 13fighton—.7 to .4 agat Musician - j to a aght Rambler. Mr. Craven's Beau Nash, 7st. beat Mr. Payne's Tudor, gst. Two-yr old Course, asegs. h. ft.... -7 to 4 on. luau Nash. D. of Grafton's Barbarian, Sst. 91b. hers L(.l „, cilia, 7st. Two.yr vitt Cuurse, limo. —2 to i apt Barl3a*r3an. Air. Craven's beau Nash, 7st. beat Sir I. Shelley's Vt.tshor, Bst. Sib. Fast half of Ab. M. 501 p..--even pett in g on be:4ll LI G. U. Catendi3h's Pagoda bejt D. Of Craft:Alia Bit barial.. Ito.: fib. nob. Two-yr. old Course, sons.—.; to 4 apt P asod a Comrade egst 14 H. Cavendish's Pagoda, Est. 3I b. each. U. tot, Sags: ()if by consent. Gen.Grogyennt's Woncleutter, by Lop, adt. rec. flogs. from Mr. Unwonted Laurens, ast. Vb. zoois. Lt. Tun Tit sArtt TragedY' of King Lear was represented labt night at Covent Garden Theatre, for the benefit of Mr. CIIAItLES E.ErrilsLS, The part of Lear was perfortned by Mr. 14maLa itt such a manner .as to c7.eitt very great 'applltv.ft throughout. Mr. P UAIiI.ES KEA IIILI: was a 'Very able representative of E,dear, and Cc):")11h well di!-- played the blunt fidelity ur Kent. very effeaive i.l (Jwe/dia. A very unitising Pie‘e,,of one ud, followed the Play, entitied ,v, v after the Wedding; Or,. a Wite's First Les,>6h." It la very well calculated to have a good etfect on roosts' Wives I.vl4ose temper is not quite under the gover..- meat of reason, if any buch can be found. Th:a Piece is taken from a little story written by Madame GEN / LIS, and is well dramatized b) Mrb. 'CHARLES KENIBLE, who, with her husb.ind, ret.lderect it vvry entertaining in performance. The iluthe s crowded ma all ,partg, atsd the new PPece svas vtly well received. The Tragvdy was so uwch appliuL ed, that it was announced for repetition on .Mon day and as the new Interlude excited much merriment, it .will most probably be adopted by tf.e. Managers.